Major schemes rolled out for Chennai, other corpns
The Municipal Administration Department as part of its efforts to usher in overall development of the state and city in particular has rolled out schemes keeping in mind the Chief Minister’s announcements. Adequate financial allocation have been made for smooth execution of all of them.
Following are the development works that would be undertaken in different districts of the state and funds sanctioned for the same:
Rs 300 crore to convert 400 km long mud roads into tar, cement and paver block roads in Corporations and municipalities and Rs 325 crore for 500 km roads in Town Panchayats
Rs 477 crore to fit LED lamps for 5.14 lakh streetlights in Avadi, Nagercoil, Hosur and Dindigul corporations, 86 municipalities and town panchayats.
Rs 112 crore to construct 75 modern crematoriums
Rs 100 crore for 50 libraries
Rs 454 crore and Rs 510 crore for underground drainage in Hosur and Thoothukudi
Rs 10.75 crore for modern fish market on Foreshore Estate Loop Road
Rs 120 crore World Bank Funded project to develop storm water drains
Rs 200 crore to restore 25 water bodies
Rs 50 crore for parks
Victoria Public Hall to be renovated without disturbing its heritage and decorated with colourful facade lights
Only 8.24 of the 10.94 lakh households in Chennai Corporation have piped drinking water supply
Piped drinking water works in added areas to be completed in June 2022
All households in Chennai to be provided piped drinking water supply in five years after completion of projects in Neelankarai and Semmenchery
New Underground
Drainage works in 17 areas to be undertaken at a cost of Rs 2,056 crore
Rs 880 crore combined Drinking Water Project to be implemented with Kollidam River as source covering 665 rural households in six unions in Tiruvarur. About 4 lakh to benefit from the scheme
Rs 5,800 crore drinking water scheme covering
50 lakh people of 4 municipalities, 10 town panchayats and 3,973 rural households in Tiruvannamalai besides Vellore, Ranipet and Tirupattur